Yona
Jonah in Lugungu
Yona
Lugungu Bible Translation and Literacy Association
Yona
Jonah in Lugungu
Revised Edition
Illustration on cover by Kenny Woodrow
Illustrations on pages 1, 5 and 6 used by permission of the ©1978 David C. Cook Publishing Co.
Lugungu Bible Translation and Literacy Association
PO Box 239, Hoima, Uganda
in cooperation with
©The Seed Company, 2004
Yona
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Yona Najeemera Mukama
1 Kiro ki̱mwei̱, Mukama yaaweereeri̱ Yona mu̱tabani̱ wʼAmitaayi 2 yati, “Byokya ogyende mu lu̱lwo rub̯uga lukooto lwetwa Ni̱neeva, orangire bantu baamwona nti, ‘Ncwi̱ri̱mwo ku̱bahwerekereerya, kubba nyeetegeri̱i̱ze nka kubali na bibiibi binene.’ ” 3 Bei̱tu̱ yo Yona, yaabyokeerye yaakwata muhanda gundi gwa kwi̱ru̱ki̱ra Tarasi̱i̱si̱, aleke aruge hali Mukama; yaasi̱ri̱mu̱ka Yopa, hayaagi̱i̱rye b̯wati̱ b̯ukooto bukugyenda Tarasi̱i̱si̱. Yaasasula sente zaa b̯wati̱ kumutwala, yaabutemba, agyende Tarasi̱i̱si̱ na banyakubbamwona, aruge hali Mukama.
Mukama Nafubira Yona
4 Bei̱tu̱ b̯ubaali nibakugyenda, Mukama yaaleeti̱ri̱ bbuukuulu munene hoi̱ mwitaka; haabbamu bijanga byakalasanu̱ b̯ukooto, binyakubba nibili heehi̱ kwata b̯wati̱. 5 Ki̱kyo, kyati̱ni̱si̱i̱rye hoi̱ bakori̱ ba mu b̯wati̱. B̯uli omwei̱ yaatandika kwesengereerya kihala kya kwamwabu kibajune kizubu kibaalingimu; baaguma migugu minyakubba mu b̯wati̱, mwitaka, aleke b̯wati̱ buhuhe. Bei̱tu̱ Yona yo, yaali amaari̱ ku̱si̱ri̱mu̱ka kwansi mu b̯wati̱, aleeri̱ kandi yeebbaki̱i̱ri̱ ki̱mwei̱.
6 Mwomwo mu̱handu̱ wa b̯wati̱ yaamugyendera yaamu̱bu̱u̱lya, “We, osobora teetei̱ kwebbaka? Byoka olaame hali kihala kya kwamwenyu̱, kisobora ku̱twetegeerya, aleke tutahwerekeera.”
7 Kasi bakori̱ baaweerangana, “Tu̱cu̱u̱hye, aleke twege mu twe muntu atu̱gu̱mi̱ri̱ mu kizubu kiki.” Baacu̱u̱hya, baagya nali Yona. 8 Mwomwo baamu̱b̯u̱u̱lya, “Tu̱weere, naani aleteereerye kiki kizubu? Okora mulimo ki? Oruga hai? Oruga mwihanga ki? Oli muki?”
9 Yona yaabei̱ramu yati, “Ndi Mu̱hebbu̱rana, ndamya Mukama, Ruhanga wa mwiguru, munyakuhanga nsi neitaka.” 10 Yona yeeyongera kubaweera, “Nkwi̱ru̱ka kuruga hali Mukama.” Habwaki̱kyo, badulu baati̱i̱ni̱ri̱ hoi̱ hoi̱, kandi baamu̱b̯u̱u̱lya, “Kiki kyani kyokoori̱?”
11 B̯u̱b̯wonu, bbuukuulu na bijanga, byeyongerengi̱-bweyongeri̱. Habwaki̱kyo, bakori̱ baabu̱u̱lya Yona, “Kyani twe, kitwakukola, kyaleetera i̱taka kwema?”
12 Yona yaabei̱ramu yati, “Mu̱nsenge mungume mwitaka; li̱kwi̱za kwema. Kubba nyeegi̱ri̱ yogo bbuukuulu hamwenya na bijanga, bi̱i̱zi̱ri̱ hab̯wa nsobi̱ gyange.”
13 Bei̱tu̱ bo, baalwani̱si̱i̱rye kugoza magyenda ku mutanda. Kyonkei, batakasobore hab̯wakubba bbuukuulu na bijanga byeyongerengi̱-bweyongeri̱ kwakalasani̱a. 14 Habwaki̱kyo, bakori̱ beesengereerye Mukama nibakoba yati, “Beiraba Mukama, otatwi̱ta hab̯wa yogo mudulu; kandi otatujunaana hab̯wa ku̱mwi̱ti̱ra b̯usa, hab̯wakubba we Mukama weewe oki̱koori̱ nka ku̱wendeerye.” 15 Mwomwo baasenga Yona, baamuguma mwitaka; lyema. 16 Kiki kyabaleeteeri̱ ku̱ti̱i̱na hoi̱ Mukama, na kumusaara kyonzira, kandi, beeragani̱sya kumukooranga.
17 Bu̱baagu̱mi̱ri̱ Yona mwitaka, Mukama yaasi̱ndi̱ki̱ri̱ nsu̱ gikooto gyamumera. Yona yaamaari̱ mu nda gya nsu̱, minsi misatu na majolo gasatu. *
* 1:17 Mu Lu̱hebbu̱rani̱ya kiki kisobora kubba kyamanyi̱si̱i̱rye kicweka kya kiro kya kubanza na kicweka kya kiro kya kasatu.